Durometer Testing

About Durometer Testing

There are several scales of Durometer, used for materials with different properties. The two most common scales, using slightly different measurement systems, are the A and D scales. The A scale is for softer plastics, while the D scale is for harder ones. However, the ASTM D2240 testing standard calls for a total of 12 scales, depending on the intended use with higher values indicating a harder material.

Approaches

Polymer Solutions (PSI) routinely uses the following durometer types:

Shore A (softer plastics and most rubbers)

Shore D (most plastics and harder rubbers)

Shore M (microhardness for small samples)

Shore O (highly elastic samples)

Sample Considerations

The sample considerations will vary depending upon which Shore Scale is being tested. All samples need to be solids. Common samples are:

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